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On December 8, Americans woke up to the news of the Biden administration\u2019s negotiated prisoner swap of WNBA player Brittney Griner<\/a> for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout \u2013 widely known as the “Merchant of Death.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

At the announcement event, President Joe Biden vowed he had not forgotten about former Marine Paul Whelan, another American being held by the Russians.<\/a> Biden also claimed he has not given up on the prospect of Whelan eventually being brought home.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But there was another American prisoner\u2019s name that the president failed even to mention: Marc Fogel.\u00a0<\/p>\n

RUSSIAN ARMS DEALER SWAPPED FOR BRITTNEY GRINER PRAISES UKRAINE INVASION AND WANTS TO JOIN THE FIGHTING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Fogel is a Pittsburgh-area history teacher who lived and worked just outside the congressional district I represent in the U.S. House of Representatives. In August 2021, he was detained at the Sheremetyevo Airport with a small amount of medical marijuana prescribed<\/a> for his chronic back pain \u2013 similar to Griner\u2019s situation. Less than a year later, Fogel was sentenced to 14 years of hard labor in a Russian prison, a sentence usually reserved for large-scale drug smugglers. He has been in custody ever since.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This is where last week\u2019s prison swap should raise eyebrows.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In Griner\u2019s situation, the United States designated her as “wrongfully detained” less than three months after her arrest. For Fogel? He has never been classified as such \u2013 despite meeting at least six of the 11 established criteria to be designated as “wrongfully detained” under federal law.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Alongside my congressional colleagues, I have relentlessly advocated for this designation to the State Department and White House \u2013 but received limited responses or acknowledgment. Fogel\u2019s case has been effectively stonewalled and disregarded.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When Griner\u2019s situation rose to prominence, Biden spoke with her family in the Oval Office. Conversely, Fogel\u2019s family has struggled even to get a call back from the State Department regarding his arrest and campaign for his release.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This begs the question: Why did a celebrity such as Brittney Griner receive such an urgent and quick designation, but history teacher Marc Fogel is still waiting for his classification 16 months later?\u00a0<\/p>\n

In a day and age where the Biden administration heavily emphasizes race, sexuality and wokeness, it is incredibly worrisome to imagine the White House giving American prisoners held by foreign adversaries preferential treatment if they subscribe to the administration\u2019s preferred ideology.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This scenario in question can\u2019t be overlooked, as time and time again, our nation has seen Biden and Democrats pick winners and losers based on this criteria.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Because of these pressing questions, Congress must investigate the negotiation process that took place to bring Griner home but left Fogel and Whelan in Russia. Swapping only a celebrity basketball player for a widely condemned Russian international arms dealer warrants heavy scrutiny \u2013 especially given Fogel and Whelan\u2019s dire situations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Following this recent swap, the United States is now severely limited at the negotiating table. To my knowledge, we don’t have two Merchants of Death sitting around, waiting in our prisons to be traded. Now, the Biden administration is back at square one \u2013 with few, if any, high-value assets available to offer Russia in exchange.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This is not only tragic but also infuriating.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If Fogel had garnered the same media attention as Griner, would he have been included in her swap?\u00a0<\/p>\n

If Fogel met the Biden administration\u2019s celebrity status credentials, would he be resting at home with his wife and family?\u00a0<\/p>\n

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If Fogel checked one of the lefts\u2019 cherished intersectional boxes, would his name have been uttered out of Biden\u2019s mouth as he celebrated Griner\u2019s release?\u00a0<\/p>\n

These questions must be answered. When Republicans retake the House majority in January, we must investigate the deliberation process and decisions made to secure Griner\u2019s swap without including Fogel and Whelan. Secretary Antony\u00a0Blinken, Biden, and all other involved parties must preserve their documents for further congressional oversight.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sadly, this disastrous deal appears to be a failed Biden administration foreign policy decision that was based on Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s terms. Additionally, the uneven trade and preferential treatment of Griner also puts minorities and LGBT people at greater risk of wrongful detainment in adversarial nations, as they are seen more valuable to take hostage.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll get to the bottom of this disaster and stop at nothing to bring Fogel and Whelan home. Until we do, I\u2019ll keep advocating for their release \u2013 and ensure Marc Fogel\u2019s name will not go unnoticed again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/was-american-teacher-left-behind-russian-prison-camp-because-he-wasnt-woke-enough-team-biden <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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